And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
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Ambrosiaster
AD 400
Apostles are bishops, while prophets are interpreters of the Scriptures…. Even if they are not elders they can nonetheless preach the gospel without a chair, as Stephen and Philip are recorded to have done. Shepherds may be readers, who nourish the people who hear them by their readings…. Masters may refer to the healers in the church who constrain and chastise those who are troubled. Or they may be those who were accustomed to hearing the readings and imparting them to children, as was the Jewish custom. Their tradition was passed on to us but has by now become obsolete through neglect. –.
